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BREAKING NEWS! Private Spaceship Completes Second Rocket-Powered Test Flight
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| 4/8/04
| Leonard David
Posted on 04/08/2004 3:19:25 PM PDT by Brett66
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posted on
04/08/2004 3:19:26 PM PDT
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Brett66
To: *Space; RightWhale; anymouse; RadioAstronomer; NonZeroSum; jimkress; discostu; The_Victor; ...
From what I've read at
transterrestrial.com the flight went faster than Mach 2 and over 105,000 feet.
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posted on
04/08/2004 3:21:30 PM PDT
by
Brett66
To: Brett66
They need 62 miles altitude, right? They've gone about a third of the way there, so that's very good progress.
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posted on
04/08/2004 3:22:23 PM PDT
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Frank_Discussion
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posted on
04/08/2004 3:25:05 PM PDT
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To: Frank_Discussion
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posted on
04/08/2004 3:39:26 PM PDT
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: Brett66
I was hoping to see John Carmack's project get going.
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posted on
04/08/2004 4:09:20 PM PDT
by
Crazieman
To: Frank_Discussion
I didn't realize it was 300,000 plus feet for a goal.
Thanks
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posted on
04/08/2004 5:07:17 PM PDT
by
Lokibob
(All typos and spelling errors are mine and copyrighted!!!!)
To: billorites
...Mexican food...?
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posted on
04/08/2004 5:18:26 PM PDT
by
dogbrain
(memo to self: Don't drink from toilet; it's where democrats wash their hands....)
To: Brett66
It's an interesting comment. Someone else made the comment that there is a big difference between sub orbital and orbital. They won't be having to deal with the re-entry issues, that as we saw with the shuttle, are very difficult.
The guy who heads this firm knows exactly what he's doing, and he's building a plane to WIN THIS PRIZE and that's it. Yeah, the PR will be great. But it's not a vehicle that can be then put into orbit, replace the shuttle or let the Free State Project get their orbital libertarian habitat up there.
Still AWESOME JOB! Proud to be an American. Go team USA.
To: Frank_Discussion
Surprised at how fast Rutan was at giving the go-ahead for another flight after they obtained the FAA license, the prize will probably be won in less than 3 months. I heard the New Mexico legislature has approved 9 million for a 2nd Xprize, onward and upward........
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posted on
04/08/2004 5:48:14 PM PDT
by
Brett66
To: Jack Black
This variant of their spacecraft will not be doing anything other than securing the prize, however I've seen pics of what Rutan's second generation craft will look like. It's like SS1's bigger brother designed to carry 6 passengers into space.
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posted on
04/08/2004 5:51:19 PM PDT
by
Brett66
To: billorites
Looks like a classic case of too many tacos and refried beans.
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posted on
04/08/2004 6:57:02 PM PDT
by
Desron13
To: Brett66
Tnx for the link.
Mach 2 is about 1500 mph. They'll need about a 2 minute burn.
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posted on
04/08/2004 7:05:27 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Theorems link concepts; proofs establish links)
To: Lokibob
I didn't realize it was 300,000 plus feet for a goal. Interesting, I thought Air Force pilots got astronaut wings when they broke 100,000 feet.
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posted on
04/08/2004 7:26:01 PM PDT
by
Centurion2000
(Resolve to perform what you must; perform without fail that what you resolve.)
To: Brett66
Bump
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posted on
04/08/2004 9:33:50 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
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To: Brett66
There should be more news. What's going on?
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posted on
04/09/2004 10:43:06 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Theorems link concepts; proofs establish links)
To: Brett66
Commercial space flight will only really take off when we use nuclear power. I'm looking into coherent nuclear resonant scattering as a way to have radiation (x-ray, possibly gamma) that can be switched on and off depending on the magnetic field. Cool stuff.
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posted on
04/09/2004 10:47:22 AM PDT
by
techcor
To: Aeronaut
Bump for Burt!
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posted on
04/10/2004 7:59:28 PM PDT
by
dalereed
(,)
To: Brett66; All
Macrosoft... Galactic Explorer. Version 1.0
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posted on
06/21/2004 12:52:26 PM PDT
by
Mr.Atos
(My God... Its full of stars.)
To: RightWhale
"Mach 2 is about 1500 mph. They'll need about a 2 minute burn."
Would you settle for an 80 second burn today?!
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posted on
06/21/2004 12:58:00 PM PDT
by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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